Morowa Surname

370,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Morowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7311:63,1746,142
Papua New Guinea1391:58,6607,509
Mauritius541:23,9524,937
England151:3,714,537119,675
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Congo51:997,81917,129
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Morowa (283) may also be a first name.

Morowa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Morowa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Morowa is most common in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morowa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 370,969th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 7,528,457 people. Morowa is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Morowa are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 526,385th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 283 people.

The surname Morowa is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 731 people, or 1 in 63,174. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Tana River County, where 98 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 1 percent are found and Garissa County, where 0 percent are found. Other than Kenya it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found and Mauritius, where 6 percent are found.

Morowa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (73%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morowah9228/
Morojwa9222/
Morowai927/
Mourowa926/
Morrowa923/
Morouwa921/
Morowaa921/
Morowoa921/
Morow91178/
Mourouwa861/
Morroway860/
Morrow8399,074/
Marowa836,804/
Morawa831,174/
Morova83990/
Murowa83642/
Moroba83222/
Merowa83146/
Morgow8348/
Morowo8327/
Moorow8315/
Mourow836/
Mosrow833/
Moroow833/
Morzow831/
Motrow831/
Moirow831/
Moerow830/
Muroiwa771,204/
Morowei77137/
Morzova77109/
Murowat7750/
Marojwa7739/
Morovat7733/
Marouwa7728/
Morouba7721/
Moraway7714/
Maroiwa7711/
Merowai7711/
Marowah7710/
Moroova778/
Moerova778/
Morgova777/
Morobai775/
Morosua775/
Morhova774/
Mohrova774/
Motrova773/
Morroww773/
Morowey773/
Morrrow772/
Moyrova772/
Murohwa772/
Morovea772/
Morrowo772/
Meerowa772/
Mourova772/
Murrowa772/
Maroswa771/
Moorrow771/
Matrowa771/
Morovas771/
Mmerowa771/
Murowah771/
Mottrow770/
Morobay770/
Morab733,168/
Moraf732,195/
Morov73505/
Morof73341/
Moraw73253/
Morav73232/
Marow7357/
Murow7345/
Morob736/
Morzhova71414/
Morovova7131/
Murowatz7126/
Murabowa7123/
Mourawad7117/
Moravova716/
Moorgawa714/
Maroowad713/
Morashwa713/
Marabowa712/
Mohyrova712/
Marochwa711/
Morothua711/
Morzoova711/
Motrosva711/
Marrouwa711/
Mourouba711/
Murroway710/
Morawatz710/
Mor6736,897/
Moraba678,451/
Marrow676,195/
Marova673,451/
Morafe672,311/
Murrow672,042/
Maroba671,867/
Murova671,721/
Marawa671,397/
Morava671,223/
Murawa671,038/
Morawo67660/
Mourab67295/
Moroff67289/
Morová67276/
Merova67267/
Moroof67255/
Marowo67214/
Morzov67171/
Morofe67145/
Morauw67134/
Morauf67101/
Merawa6767/
Moraff6763/
Morouf6746/
Morobo6746/
Morabh6740/
Motrov6731/
Morabo6727/
Mosraf6722/
Moerov6722/
Mahrow6722/
Muroba6717/
Moyrov6716/
Moraph6712/
Morhov6711/
Moroov6710/
Morgov679/
Mhorab679/
Moravs677/
Mosrof675/
Moravo675/
Morhaf675/
Mouravova674/
Marowf674/
Morafh674/
Morraw673/
Maurow673/
Moraws673/
Mouraf673/
Mmorob673/
Murgow672/
Morgaw672/
Maroow672/
Moorab672/
Mourov672/
Mourof672/
Morrob672/
Moirab672/
Moraft671/
Moroiv671/
Morrowová671/
Mourav671/
Mosrav671/
Muurow671/
Morobá671/
Mahtrouwa671/
Mohrov671/
Mõrova671/
Moreuw671/
Morosv671/
Marouw671/
Mutrow670/
Marows670/
Morrof670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Morowa
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